I'm pretty sure the added CO2 emission caused by climate activists clogging up CBD's with their sit in's considerably exceeds any reduction their weeny efforts at eating vego or whatever have caused. Nice one Greta.
I know for a fact that indigenous stoats and weasels are facing extinction in the UK, thanks to animal activists releasing farmed mink into the wild- an environmental catastrophe. Nice one, Peta.
For years, indigenous Australians and farmers have warned that the added fuel load caused by greenies refusing to allow back-burning etc (land management) is a disaster in the waiting. Now we are seeing it burn, at catastrophic cost to the environment, CO2 emission, personal property & loss of life, and native animal habitat destruction.
We even brought back the whale from the brink of extinction, ain't that nice. And the Atlantic cod- an important food fish.
Meanwhile, significant progress has been and is being made at reducing fuel emissions from cars, electric car technology & cleaner methods of power generation (but the cleanest of all- nuclear, makes you shit your nappies). This in an environment where the earth would be in a global warming phase regardless if humankind had never walked the face of it.
All of this while the most pampered generations in the history of mankind piss and whinge, and their misguided efforts all too often only make the problems worse.
In the impotent chorus of finger pointing and destructive protest action by these know nothing metrosexuals, important and actionable matters of sustainability are being drowned out- such as the plundering of the earth's marine resources by mainly 2nd and 3rd world fishing fleets. Some 90% of pelagic fish stocks have been wiped out in the last two decades, it is estimated. (Take a bow, Thailand.) When Scott Morrison recently raised the issue of the massive amount of plastic waste going into, and floating in the earths oceans he was drowned out- and told Australia is not doing enough to combat climate change. This from tinpot Sth Pacific nations that get most of their power from filthy diesel generators. Meanwhile, Australia has invested extensively in wind farms & solar, and observes sustainable fishing practises- we don't even use slave labor! And when we buy a Big Mac, it comes in a biodegradable, recyclable paper container- not styrofoam.
By all means, eat less beef, go vego, whatever. And turn off your damn aircon- it's healthier anyway. Better still, get rid of your car and cycle to work, or catch public transport (tellingly, most idiotic protesters clogging our CBD's with their impotent climate change bleat got there by- private car). Alter your spending habits to not buy Thai seafood- I have, have any of you? And I too dislike excess packaging- sure, more should be done here. But we hardly use plastic bags in Australia now. Can a TEFLer in Thailand say the same thing?
Which is why this Boomer is treating your impotent bleating, and this thread, as a joke (in case you hadn't noticed). You are just parroting stale old mantras, whilst knowing nothing of effective action to actually take. At the margins, your ridiculous efforts and protests are counterproductive and destructive. The most pampered generation ever, who consumed more carbon than any generations before or (hopefully) since. Oh, but that's your parents fault, right? Ok Boomer. Meanwhile, the deforestation of Brazil and Indonesia continues apace- but you would rather point the finger at the generations that preceded you, who developed electric transport, solar & wind generation, and the carbon tax amongst other things.
Climate change is real- but if mankind were to cease all carbon emissions forthwith (impossible), the level of greenhouse gases in the upper atmosphere would still rise for the next 30 years or so. Can I take it on trust GenXer that you refuse to fly anywhere for your holidays? That you refused your parents generous offer of buying your first car, in fact eschew private transport altogether? didn't think so. And would you deny the developing world (ie most of the world) any opportunity to gain some of the creature comforts and conveniences that you take for granted, because you have never known otherwise? It won't work, anyway.
Tax and trade policy can be effective ways of addressing unsustainable imbalances- such as the appalling level of wealth inequality, wholesale deforestation, and the plundering of the earth's fisheries. I must admit, Boomers have proven hopelessly ineffectual at that- can you do better? You are most of the political leaders and bosses now, or soon will be. And the march of technology, which is happening apace. Quit tilting at windmills- the earth is in a global warming phase regardless, and many of the most destructive and unsustainable practises are coming from the 2nd and 3rd world now.